Notes - United-States

The 1930 World Cup was unique in that there was no Third-Place Match, which was established in 1934 and has remained a staple of every World Cup since. The U.S.A and Yugoslavia both lost in the semi-finals.
There were six British-born players on the 1930 team, all of whom played every minute of the team's three World Cup matches. However, at the time of the 1930 World Cup, the combined experience of those six players in British professional leagues was two games, both by a single player in the English Third Division (equivalent to today's Football League One). Four of the six had come to the United States as teenagers or younger. Three of the six never played professionally in Britain; their pro careers were entirely in North America. In the 1920s, there was a thriving professional league in the United States, and the league survived into the mid-1930s. Two of the six did have significant professional careers in Britain... but not until after 1930. All 16 members of the 1930 World Cup team were living in the United States by 1928. For more details on this issue, see this article.

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